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Coral Spawning Predictions for the Southern Caribbean Coral Spawning Predictions for the 2020 Southern Caribbean DAYS AFM 10 11 12 13 10 11 12 13 10 11 12 13 April, May, & June Corals CALENDAR DATE 17-Apr 18-Apr 19-Apr 20-Apr 17-May 18-May 19-May 20-May 15-Jun 16-Jun 17-Jun 18-Jun SUNSET TIME 18:48 18:48 18:48 18:48 18:53 18:53 18:53 18:54 19:01 19:01 19:01 19:02 Latin name Common Name Spawning Window Diploria labyrinthiformis* Grooved Brain Coral 70 min BS-10 min AS 17:40-19:00 17:45-19:05 17:50-19:10 *Monthly "DLAB" spawning has been observed from April to October in Curaçao, Bonaire, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico. We don't yet know if this occurs accross the entire region. New observations are highly encouraged! DAYS AFM 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 July Corals CALENDAR DATE 4-Jul 5-Jul 6-Jul 7-Jul 8-Jul 9-Jul 10-Jul 11-Jul 12-Jul 13-Jul 14-Jul 15-Jul 16-Jul 17-Jul SUNSET TIME 19:04 19:04 19:04 19:04 19:04 19:04 19:04 19:04 19:04 19:04 19:04 19:04 19:04 19:04 Latin name Common Name Spawning Window Diploria labyrinthiformis* Grooved Brain Coral 70 min BS-10 min AS 17:55-19:15 Montastraea cavernosa Great Star Coral 15-165 min AS 19:20-21:50 Colpophyllia natans Boulder Brain Coral 35-110 min AS 19:40-20:55 Pseudodiplora strigosa (Early group) Symmetrical Brain Coral 40-60 min AS 19:45-20:05 Dendrogyra cylindrus Pillar Coral 90-155 min AS 20:35-21:40 Pseudodiplora strigosa (Late group) Symmetrical Brain Coral 220-270 min AS 22:45-23:35 DAYS AFM 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 August Corals CALENDAR DATE 3-Aug 4-Aug 5-Aug 6-Aug 7-Aug 8-Aug 9-Aug 10-Aug 11-Aug 12-Aug 13-Aug 14-Aug 15-Aug 16-Aug SUNSET TIME 19:00 19:00 18:59 18:59 18:59 18:58 18:58 18:57 18:57 18:56 18:56 18:55 18:55 18:54 Latin name Common Name Spawning Window Diploria labyrinthiformis* Grooved Brain Coral 70 min BS-10 min AS 17:45-19:05 Montastraea cavernosa Great Star Coral 15-165 min AS 19:15-21:45 Colpophyllia natans Boulder Brain Coral 35-110 min AS 19:35-20:50 Pseudodiploria strigosa (Early group) Symmetrical Brain Coral 30-70 min AS 19:30-20:10 Dendrogyra cylindrus Pillar Coral 90-155 min AS 20:30-21:35 Dichocoenia stokesii Pineapple Coral 100-160 min AS 20:40-21:40 (Spawns more than 20 nights in September - help us discover what they do in August) Acropora palmata Elkhorn Coral 140-190 min AS 21:20-22:10 (Spawning could occur any of these days: This species is not highly predictable in the Southern Caribbean) Acropora cervicornis Staghorn Coral 150-190 min AS 21:30-22:10 Montastraea/Orbicella annularis Lobed/Boulder Star Coral 185-250 min AS 22:05-23:10 Montastraea/Orbicella faveolata Mountainous Star Coral 185-250 min AS 22:05-23:10 Pseudodiploria strigosa (Late group) Symmetrical Brain Coral 220-270 min AS 22:40-23:30 DAYS AFM 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 September Corals CALENDAR DATE 1-Sep 2-Sep 3-Sep 4-Sep 5-Sep 6-Sep 7-Sep 8-Sep 9-Sep 10-Sep 11-Sep 12-Sep 13-Sep 14-Sep SUNSET TIME 18:45 18:44 18:44 18:43 18:43 18:42 18:41 18:40 18:40 18:39 18:38 18:38 18:37 18:36 Latin name Common name Spawning Window Diploria labyrinthiformis* Grooved Brain Coral 70 min BS-10 min AS 17:25-18:45 Meandrina meandrites Maze Coral 10-70 min AS 18:50-19:55 (Spawns many different nights in this range, expected through Sept 20 or later) Montastraea cavernosa Great Star Coral 15-165 min AS 18:55-21:25 Colpophyllia natans Boulder Brain Coral 35-110 min AS 18:55-20:30 Pseudodiploria strigosa (Early group) Symmetrical Brain Coral 30-70 min AS 19:10-19:50 Eusmilia fastigiata Smooth Flower Coral 75-270 min AS 19:55-23:15 Montastraea/Orbicella franksi Boulder Star Coral 90-150 min AS 20:10-21:10 Dendrogyra cylindrus Pillar Coral 90-155 min AS 20:15-21:30 Dichocoenia stokesii Pineapple Coral 100-160 min AS 20:20-21:20 (Spawns more than 20 nights in a row, expected through Sept 25 or later) Acropora palmata Elkhorn Coral 140-190 min AS 21:05-22:15 (Spawning could occur on any of these days: This species is not highly predictable in the Southern Caribbean) Acropora cervicornis Staghorn Coral 150-190 min AS 21:30-22:10 Stephanocoenia intersepta Blushing Star Coral 160-210 min AS 21:15-22:05 Montastraea/Orbicella annularis Lobed/Boulder Star Coral 185-250 min AS 21:20-22:10 Montastraea/Orbicella faveolata Mountainous Star Coral 185-250 min AS 21:45-22:50 Siderastrea siderea Massive Starlet Coral 210-280 min AS 22:10-23:20 Pseudodiploria clivosa Knobby Brain Coral 210-255 min AS 22:10-23:10 Pseudodiploria strigosa (Late group) Symmetrical Brain Coral 220-270 min AS 22:20-23:10 Madracis senaria Ten-Ray Star Coral all night all night Agaricia humilis/Agaricia agaricites Lettuce Coral all night all night DAYS AFM 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 October Corals CALENDAR DATE 1-Oct 2-Oct 3-Oct 4-Oct 5-Oct 6-Oct 7-Oct 8-Oct 9-Oct 10-Oct 11-Oct 12-Oct 13-Oct 14-Oct SUNSET TIME 18:25 18:24 18:24 18:23 18:22 18:22 18:21 18:20 18:20 18:19 18:19 18:18 18:18 18:17 Latin name Common Name Spawning Window Diploria labyrinthiformis * Grooved Brain Coral 70 min BS-10 min AS 17:10-18:30 Meandrina meandrites Maze Coral 10-70 min AS 18:30-19:35 (Spawns many different nights in this range, expected till Oct 21 or later) Montastraea cavernosa Great Star Coral 15-165 min AS 18:35-21:05 Colpophyllia natans Boulder Brain Coral 35-110 min AS 18:45-20:10 Pseudodiploria strigosa (Early group) Symmetrical Brain Coral 30-70 min AS 18:50-19:30 Eusmilia fastigiata Smooth Flower Coral 75-270 min AS 19:35-23:00 Montastraea/Orbicella franksi Boulder Star Coral 90-150 min AS 19:50-20:50 Dendrogyra cylindrus Pillar Coral 90-155 min AS 19:50-21:10 Dichocoenia stokesii Pineapple Coral 100-160 min AS 20:00-21:00 (Spawns more than 20 nights in a row, expected through Oct 25 or later) Stephanocoenia intersepta Blushing Star Coral 160-210 min AS 21:00-21:50 Montastraea/Orbicella annularis Lobed/Boulder Star Coral 185-250 min AS 21:25-22:30 Montastraea/Orbicella faveolata Mountainous Star Coral 185-250 min AS 21:25-22:30 Siderastrea siderea Massive Starlet Coral 210-280 min AS 21:50-23:00 Pseudodiploria clivosa Knobby Brain Coral 210-255 min AS 21:50-23:00 Pseudodiploria strigosa (Late group) Symmetrical Brain Coral 220-270 min AS 22:00-22:50 Madracis senaria Ten-Ray Star Coral all night all night Agaricia humilis/Agaricia agaricites Lettuce Coral all night all night DAYS AFM 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 November Corals CALENDAR DATE 31-Oct 1-Nov 2-Nov 3-Nov 4-Nov 5-Nov 6-Nov 7-Nov 8-Nov 9-Nov 10-Nov 11-Nov 12-Nov 13-Nov SUNSET TIME 18:10 18:09 18:09 18:09 18:09 18:08 18:08 18:08 18:08 18:07 18:07 18:07 18:07 18:07 Latin name Common name Spawning Window Diploria labyrinthiformis* Grooved Brain Coral 70 min BS-10 min AS 17:00-18:15 Meandrina meandrites Maze Coral 10-70 min AS 18:15-19:30 (Spawns many different nights in this range, expected through Nov 21 or later) Eusmilia fastigiata Smooth Flower Coral 75-270 min AS 19:20-22:30 Dichocoenia stokesii Pineapple Coral 100-160 min AS 19:50-20:50 (Spawns more than 20 nights in a row, expected through Nov 24 or later) DAYS AFM 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 August/September/October CALENDAR DATE 3-Aug 4-Aug 5-Aug 6-Aug 7-Aug 8-Aug 9-Aug 10-Aug 11-Aug 12-Aug 13-Aug 14-Aug 15-Aug 16-Aug 1-Sep 2-Sep 3-Sep 4-Sep 5-Sep 6-Sep 7-Sep 8-Sep 9-Sep 10-Sep 11-Sep 12-Sep 13-Sep 14-Sep Sponges, Gorgonians, & Others 1-Oct 2-Oct 3-Oct 4-Oct 5-Oct 6-Oct 7-Oct 8-Oct 9-Oct 10-Oct 11-Oct 12-Oct 13-Oct 14-Oct Latin name Common Name Holothuria mexicana Donkeydung Sea Cucumber 12:00-18:00 Hermodice carunculata Fire Worm 12:00-19:00 Diadema antilliarum Long-Spined Sea Urchin 12:00-21:00 Neofibularia nolitangere Touch-Me-Not Sponge 14:00-17:00 Plexaura, Pseudoplexaura, Eunicia Sea Rods starting at 19:00 Plexaura homomalla Black Sea Rod 19:00-23:00 Ophiuroidea Brittle Sea Star/Serpent Star 19:30-23:00 Pseudopterogorgia spp.
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